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Engineering Technicians perform a broad range of duties involving technical engineering work in support of professional engineers including drafting, engineering calculations, surveying, materials and soils testing, construction inspection, roadway design, right-of-way engineering, planning, permitting and inspection, water rights appropriation and land acquisition in support of civil or related professional engineering work. Work requires the application of technical engineering skills, methods and practices in compiling technical data, drafting, computer aided software, operating specialized equipment and preparing engineering related documents.
Under general direction, incumbents function independently at the advanced journey level performing technical work requiring knowledge of land surveying theories, principles, concepts and practices in a specialized area.
Multiple positions are located within the Right-of-Way Survey Services Section in Carson City. Under general direction, incumbents assist in supervising the work of assigned technician squads; meet with division management and federal representatives; review and prepare plans, maps, title packages, and legal descriptions; conduct research of department's records to provide information to the general public, land surveyors, and State and local agencies regarding the location of land owned by the Nevada Department of Transportation; perform calculations, CADD drafting, write legal descriptions, and review title reports for the acquisition and disposal of land.
Women and under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. Nevada Department of Transportation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information (GINA), or gender identity and expression.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil, mechanical, chemical or metallurgical engineering, mathematics or closely related field and one year of progressively responsible technical engineering work experience involving the coordination of technical engineering work projects, having technical responsibility over a specialized engineering function or program area, serving as leadworker to technical engineering staff, independently determining work priorities, implementing and/or developing work procedures, techniques, standards and controls; OR Associate's degree from an accredited college, university or technical school with major course work in engineering, engineering technology, math or related field and three years of progressively responsible experience as described above; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and five years of progressively responsible experience as described above; OR two years as an Engineering Technician III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. |
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A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. |
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Experience with the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is required for this position. |
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Experience calculating land boundaries other than public land is required for this position. |
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Work experience reviewing title reports and writing legal descriptions is required for this position. |
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The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. |
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1) Do you have a Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Engineering, Surveying, or related field? List the type of degree you have successfully completed, the issuing institution, and the date the degree was received.
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2) Describe your experience, including the number of years, researching public records.
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3) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with the U.S. Rectangular Survey System.
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4) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with CADD.
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5) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with plotting and interpretation of maps and land descriptions.
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6) Describe your experience, including the number of years, with calculating land boundaries and right-of-way centerlines.
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7) Describe your experience, including the number of years, writing legal descriptions.
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